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YOUNG, William Harold Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2870 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 August 1915, Newcastle |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Srockton, New South Wales, Australia, 11 December 1896 |
| Home Town: | Stockton, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Natural causes, Cooks Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 2 August 1968, aged 71 years |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) Cremated |
| Memorials: | Stockton Soldiers Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2870, 19th Infantry Battalion, Newcastle | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 2870, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 2870, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Jul 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Bullecourt (Second), For magnificent work from 4th to 8th May 1917 in the Hindenburg Line near Bullecourt, in company with other runners, in carrying messages at all hours of the day and night through heavy barrages. | |
| 28 Mar 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2870, 4th Infantry Battalion, HT City of Poona, England for return to Australia - disembarking Sydney 17 May 1919 | |
| 9 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2870, 4th Infantry Battalion |
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